Pools of Darkness
Pools of Darkness is a Turn-based, Tactical, Adventure, RPG, and Single-player video game developed by Strategic Simulations. Throughout the game, the player has to create a team of heroes and to defeat Bane’s lieutenants Thorne, an ancient red dragon, to save the kingdom. The primary goal is to reach the antagonist’s land and face off against the last lieutenant, Gothmenes.
All of the enemies are dangerous and present in different dimensions where the player has to reach using portals. Traveling through the portals, the player can encounter different items that will help the characters permanently. The party can drop these items for new ones, and once they lose the previously rendered items, the party cannot use them longer.
Many side quests are there where the player has to complete them along the way. Completing these quests will help the party in gaining experience and items. The game has locked areas, and to enter these places, the player has to unlock them. The game’s core features are Side-Quests, Portals, Party-based, Locked Areas, and Experience Points.
#1 The Bard’s Tale (2004 video game)
The Bard’s Tale (2004 video game) is a Strategy, RPG, and Single-player video game developed by inXile Entertainment for multiple platforms. During the game, the player plays as Bard, the main protagonist, who gets engaged in battles and has to summon a strong character team. The player has to embark on a quest where his focus is to defeat the rivals and loot them.
The game has over 50 enemies of different types, and each one is more horrifying than imagination. The game has offered a vast world with secret dungeons, snowy mountains, towns, wild forests, rivers, castles, towers, tombs, and more to explore for Bard. On the way, the player encounters NPCs that will assist the player by offering sub-quests.
The game has 16 magical characters to summon that will aid the player. Over 150 items of weaponry, armor, artifacts, and loot will be beneficial in the battles against ruthless enemies. The brilliant graphics of the game makes it an interesting and comfortable view. The core features of the game are 150 Items, 16 Characters, and 50 Enemies.
#2 Dragon Wars
Dragon Wars is an Adventure, RPG, and Single-player video game developed by Interplay Productions. Throughout the game, the player commands a party of four in the city of Purgatory, equipped with bad guys. The player can select the default characters or create the players as per desire. The game lets the player import characters from The Bard’s Tale Trilogy into the game.
The game has seven classes where the player has limitless combinations to create the strongest characters. The player can add the defeated creatures to the party and use their characteristics as an edge in battles. During the creation of characters, the player must adjust the starting statistics for every character. While playing, the player can review the character’s profile by simply hitting the menu option.
Every character starts the adventure with ten points, but as the player makes progress, he can gain more points. After creating the party, the player cannot change the characters, so he must select the party wisely. The core features are Commanding Skills, Creation of Characters, Profiles, and Seven Classes.
#3 The Bard’s Tale
The Bard’s Tale, developed by inXile Entertainment, is an Adventure, Strategy, RPG, and Single-player video game. Throughout the game, the player takes on the role of Bard, the main protagonist, who has to engage in battles and must summon a strong team. Over 50 enemies of different types are waiting with different powers to lay down the character.
The player has to embark on a quest where his focus is to defeat the rivals and loot them. The game has a big world with dungeons, mountains, towns, forests, rivers, castles, towers, and more to explore for the player. The player can interact with NPCs that will assist the player by offering sub-quests On the way.
The game has 16 characters where every character has rare skills. Over 150 weaponry, armor, and artifacts will be beneficial in the battles against ruthless enemies. The brilliant graphics of the game ensures a comfortable view of the playfield. The Bard’s Tale has core features that include 150 Beneficial Items, Brilliant Graphics, Quests, Many Characters, and 50 Enemies.